George Harrison's guitar to go under the hammer

A guitar played by George Harrison as Beatlemania began to grip Britain is going under the hammer.

The Maton MS500 Mastersound guitar, which Harrison played in 1963, is expected to fetch more than £100,000.

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The instrument goes on sale on November 30 on the fifth anniversary of the legendary musician's death.

In 1963, The Beatles' debut album Please, Please Me was released and they performed their last set at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.

In the summer of that year, The Beatles were on the verge of becoming the biggest band the world had ever known.

Other highlights from the Cooper Owen's Music Legends auction include John Lennon's "favourite" grey shirt, which is expected to fetch £8,000.

Lennon's shirt, which he also wore in 1963, came into the possession of a fan who found herself locked in a bathroom with the topless star. After choking on whiskey she had mistaken for ginger ale, Lennon gave her the shirt to keep her warm.

The Beatle was then whisked away before she had the chance to return his shirt, but as Lennon disappeared he gestured, "You keep it" and told her it was his "favourite".

Lennon's hand-made hand-painted psychedelic jacket from 1967 is estimated to sell for around £45,000.

The jacket was made for Lennon by Mick Jagger's brother Chris.

A Sgt. Peppers sleeve, signed by all four Beatles, is expected to fetch £40,000. The auction includes nearly 300 pieces of rock and pop memorabilia and takes place at Air Studios in London.

It also includes previously unreleased recordings by the Rolling Stones and a rough version of the very first Jagger/Richards composition.

Cooper Owen said: "It is hard to imagine how exciting it would have been to be a Beatle in 1963."